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842: Chapter 842: Desperate Strike!

No Hesitation, Just Do It!

842: Chapter 842: Desperate Strike!

No Hesitation, Just Do It!

Wave after wave!

Just when he was deep in crisis, another blow came down hard.

This time, the hit was truly devastating.

It was around 10 PM local time in Liuli Continent,

which was 9 AM in the local time zone.

Chairman Heinter of Lang’s Science CSA issued a notice to suspend cooperation.

The announcement claimed, by request of the Information Security Department, that due to the risk of information leakage and security hazards in the projects undertaken by Liulizhou Tanglong Industrial Group,

they would suspend cooperation and, until the official investigation concluded, strictly forbid Liulizhou Tanglong Industrial Group from using the company’s 3G and 4G related technology patents and prohibit the procurement, assembly, and sale of Lang’s Science instruments and equipment.

As one of the three major international communication giants, Lang’s Science CSA was most famous for its network switches and WIFI routers.

In fact, as a behemoth in the communications industry with many years of deep cultivation, they had amassed a wealth of patented technologies—their network transmission equipment, wireless core network equipment, and CDMA network gear all being at the world’s top level.

Not only that, Aixin TLM and Nuoximen NSN also quickly released similar notices.

Saying “suspend cooperation” was in effect the same as a prohibition.

Ordering that Liulizhou Tanglong Industrial Group stop using their technology patents and stop purchasing their instrument equipment…

This was, quite simply, a devastating blow to the Group’s telecommunications business.

Because for many years, the three giants had dominated the telecommunications industry.

Whether it came to wired broadband or wireless networks, they had accumulated many mature, stable, and reliable technological patents.

And the telecommunications industry is a typical high-tech field.

To develop a technology, it requires a significant investment of human, material, and financial resources and a long time to accomplish.

Take, for example, the baseband processor chip that allows cell phones to make calls and connect to the internet.

The function of this chip is to maintain a stable and smooth data connection with communication base stations in complex electromagnetic environments, so the phone user won’t complain about poor signal or incredibly slow data.

The chip must not only perform well, but it must also have low power consumption, minimal heat generation, be lightweight and reliable—phones can’t get overly hot after a short use, become bulky and cumbersome, or have intermittent signals…

To develop and manufacture this chip, you would need to invest at least tens of billions of Gold Coins, thousands of engineers working over several years, continuously developing, improving, testing, optimizing…

Although the cost is high and the risk is greater, once successful, the future looks bright.

For example, Apple phones that use Qualcomm’s baseband chips not only have to pay for the chip itself but also a 4% patent licensing fee, allowing them to net an income of at least twenty billion Gold Coins every year just from this charge alone.

So, with such high costs, why not develop and produce it on your own?

Not having to pay patent licensing fees would mean an extra twenty billion Gold Coins in profit, right?

The reason is simple—it’s too difficult.

Others have already incurred high costs and succeeded in their research and development.

Throughout the development period, they of course tried many methods, various plans, and went through many failures before achieving success.

And once they succeeded, they applied for corresponding patents to protect their invention, so if you want to use it, you will have to pay patent licensing fees.

This is like constructing a highway in an area with inconvenient traffic, complex terrain, topography, and climate.

How to route the highway, how to build the road, where to dig tunnels and build bridges…

Someone has already spent years exploring and designing, and has spent a fabulous sum to build this highway.

If you want to travel quickly, you’ll certainly have to pay the toll to take the highway!

If you just want to save on tolls, going through the trouble and effort to build another highway by yourself just doesn’t make economic sense.

…

In the telecommunications industry, Liulizhou Tanglong Industrial Group was a rising star.

To save costs, shorten the construction period, and ensure mature and reliable technology, of course, they chose to use the technology patents of the three giants and purchase their instruments and equipment.

They certainly couldn’t be expected to start from scratch, developing everything from the servers down to the switches, could they?

That simply wouldn’t be realistic.

Therefore, for many years, the Group had to pay the three giants billions of Gold Coins each year in patent licensing fees and for the procurement of instruments and equipment.

To reduce expenses and lower costs, the Group also invested billions of Gold Coins each year in technological research and development.

Through technology importation, digestion and absorption, and upgrades and transformations, they had achieved many innovations.

They even surpassed their masters, leading the three giants to eventually use the Group’s patented technologies and purchase their communication equipment.

Moreover, having missed the opportunity with 2G, 3G, and 4G, it was essential to strive for leadership in the upcoming 5G era.

Technical competition is like rowing upstream; if you do not advance, you will fall behind.

To lead, it’s a matter of who dares to invest more, who dares to mobilize more human, material, and financial resources for continuous scientific research.

The domineering CEO Tang Xiao was not one to be taken lightly.

The patent fees that Tanglong Industrial Group used to pay every year were enough to break one’s heart.

In the 5G era, they couldn’t continue like this, so the Group’s R&D funding never fell below one hundred billion each year.

Most of the profits each year were invested in research and development.

Persistence pays off!

In this long-distance race of technical competition, enterprises from Liuli Continent advanced rapidly.

The 5G era was just around the corner, and although it was still at the small-scale experimental stage, Liuli Continent had already begun to take the lead.

And with the Detox Pill, Tanglong Industrial Group could gain astounding profits and have even more funds for research and development, thereby further widening the gap.

Massive R&D led to technological leadership.

Technological leadership led to market dominance.

Market dominance led to high profits.

High profits led to massive R&D.

This was a virtuous cycle of progress, where one step ahead meant being ahead every step of the way.

In the past information era, it was their turn to rule.

Now, as humanity was about to enter the intelligent era, the bloodbath for 5G technology was inevitable.

Thus!

Against such a backdrop…

How could international powers just sit by and do nothing?

They couldn’t restrict or control Wu Jie with the Detox Pill in hand.

But they could issue one order after another, severely affecting Tanglong Industrial Group’s overseas business.

Not only were they not subdued, but they also slapped back forcefully.

Rebelliousness was in the air!

Therefore.

A fatal blow arrived!

If Tanglong Industrial Group was not allowed to use the technology patents of the three giants or purchase their instrument equipment,

then even if the international prohibitions were quickly lifted, would Tanglong Industrial Group dare to resume its projects and product sales?

Should they do so, they would inevitably face lawsuits from the three giants for patent infringement.

Lawsuits between international enterprises are usually incredibly costly, often claiming damages of more than ten billion Gold Coins!

Although Tanglong Industrial Group wasn’t short on money, once entangled in a patent dispute lawsuit, the resulting losses from project shutdowns and product sales cessations would be much more than just a few tens of billions of Gold Coins.

The massive compensation was the least of concerns.

The key issue was…

Without the technology patents and equipment from the three giants, what would happen to the projects?

What would happen to the products?

Could they all be replaced with domestically produced ones?

Even if they could find domestic products to replace them one-for-one, would the technical performance meet standards?

Would operations be stable and reliable?

And large communication projects are not like assembling computers, where if you can’t use an imported memory stick, you just replace it with a domestic one.

They involve a lot of specialized equipment and software.

Once you start replacing them, it would create an enormous workload.

It’s like retrofitting a car, changing to another manufacturer’s engine isn’t just about installing it and connecting the fuel lines.

Data collection and communication protocols need to be standardized, control software needs to be modified…

The workload is terrifying!

But the tragic part was…

Many high-performance chips didn’t even have domestic alternatives; replacement was simply not an option.

As a result,

Even if the multinational bans were lifted, Tanglong Industrial Group would only be able to cease operations and sales.

And each project has a contract with a specified deadline; failure to deliver on time would result in massive penalties for breach of contract.

And for export equipment, if it cannot be delivered to customers due to its own issues, then that’s also compensation for breach of contract.

The most critical point was…

Even if the group spent money to settle matters quietly and pay various breach of compensation, what would happen afterward?

The 5G era had not yet arrived, and the related technology and equipment were not yet widespread.

With 3G and 4G still the mainstream, would the telecommunications business continue?

To continue would mean having to deal with the technology patents of the three giants again; it’s unrealistic to start R&D from scratch.

If they stopped, then the three giants would just laugh and take the opportunity to swallow the global communication market.

The situation was extremely urgent!

The circumstances were perilous!

Those bans were nothing serious, just investigations.

Legal and compliant operations, the group wasn’t afraid of being scrutinized.

But sanctions by the three giants were troublesome.

However…

If you don’t explode in silence, you perish in silence!

What’s a domineering CEO if not for a grand display of defiance?

Not long after the three giants issued their announcements, Tang Xiao ordered the group to release their statement.

In the announcement, they declared that the three giants had unilaterally breached the cooperation agreement, with no integrity or business ethics.

The group lodged a stern protest and would strictly sue based on the terms of the agreement.

All consequences and responsibilities would be borne by the three giants, who were also immediately prohibited from using the group’s patented technology and equipment.

The overall message of the announcement was straightforward—

‘Come on!

Let’s hurt each other!’

Let’s see who can outlast the other!

Not only did Tanglong Industrial Group have the Detox Pill for high profits, but they also had other business to support themselves.

After the formal and very official announcement was released, Tang Xiao had the group’s official Weibo post a message.

“People fight for pride like the Buddha for incense!”

“My group would rather go bankrupt and shut down than be bullied at will!”

And the accompanying image was the announcements from the four companies.

As soon as the message was released, it shocked many people.

After all, not everyone regularly visits foreign websites to follow the latest from overseas companies.

And this message quickly spread through various media outlets, especially since it appeared on the midnight news.

It immediately turned into a major incident.

Many people originally remembered the group’s charitable acts with gratitude…

Many were arguing and complaining on behalf of the group about the international bans…

Many were concerned about the nation and its people, wondering how to win in such brutal international trade competition…

Such news was nothing less than setting off a nuclear bomb in public opinion.

The overseas business crisis had not been resolved, yet now they faced a beating from the three giants.

Recall the Zhuzhou SAM project, where the group faced off against three competitors and pulled off a stunning miracle.

It isn’t hard to see why they would want to hit the group hard now.

In an instant.

All sorts of furious insults, calls for boycotts, and cries for support…

Domestic and international audiences were already in a public opinion battle over Wu Jie’s differentiated treatment.

With this news out, many overseas people began to shout that Liulizhou Tanglong Industrial Group was done for.

How could they possibly win against the three giants head-on?

In terms of the sheer number of technical patents, the two sides are not even on the same level.

Plus, the three giants could completely bypass Tanglong Industrial Group’s patented technology and equipment without any impact.

But as a rising star in the industry, could Tanglong Industrial Group avoid and bypass them?

Of course.

This sudden new crisis made people even more interested in the outcome of the midnight auction.

At ten minutes past midnight.

The auction results were in.

The Detox Pill, with only fifty thousand available for bidding, had soared to a final price of 530,000 Gold Coins each.

With huge market demand and the fear of a potential cutoff by Wu Jie, the price had risen by another fifty thousand from the midday auction.

And such auction results immediately gave the domestic netizens ammunition to fiercely counterattack foreign netizens.

On one hand, they ruthlessly suppressed and bullied the group, while on the other hand, they frantically bid for the Detox Pills at the auction.

Don’t they have any shame?

Of course.

The auction didn’t resolve the crisis faced by the group.

At a time like this, all the protests, appeals, condemnations…

were useless.

No cowardice, just do it!

At this crucial moment.

Tang Xiao still had to see how Wu Jie would turn the tide…